Left-wing RepBowman, a New York Democrat, is drawing sharp criticism from Jewish community activists for dropping his support of a bill that aims to promote the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states in the region.
“It’s hard to fathom anything more worthwhile than encouraging peace in a troubled region of the world,” Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, the chairman of the Coalition for Jewish Values's Rabbinic Circle, said in a statement.
Bowman signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill in September 2021. But in a Tuesday letter to a constituent reported by Jewish Insider, Bowman announced his intention to drop his support of the bill due to a change of perspective after a trip to Israel and Palestine. He argued that the bill would make “already vulnerable communities less safe” and promote “deals at odds with human rights and safety for everyday people in the region,” including “recognition of Morocco's control over Western Sahara, and conversations about arms sales with the United Arab Emirates.”
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